Kosher supervisors for Polish Jews

They passed the necessary tests at the end of the four-day course in the city of Łódź, which attracted over forty men and women, both professional chefs and the lovers of Jewish culinary traditions.

The training session was organized by the Jerusalem-based group Shavei.

The programme of the course included all aspects of religious dietary laws related to milk and meat and the rules of running a kitchen before and during Shabbat and the Passover.

The 17 graduates will be given the Hebrew title ‘Mashgiach Kashrut’ from the Chief Rabbi of Poland Michael Schudrich, which will allow them to look for job opportunities in hotels and restaurants that offer kosher food.

Rabbi Schudrich told the Polish Press Agency that even though many people obtained the ‘Mashgiach Kashrut’ certificates in the post-war period, it was for the first time that a course for kosher supervisors has been organized in Poland.

With a growing number of Poles returning to their Jewish roots, there is an increasing demand for locally produced kosher food. (mk)